What are you guys' thoughts on ways to deal with this?

Basically, whomever gets the nomionation I support 100%. I have my favorites like everyone else but I am ABB all the way. I dont see the need for everyone to trash everyone else's candidates.

I am going with the model of Dean getting the nomination simply because he is the frontrunner right now.

So how does Dean deal with the smears and lies that are going to come at him if he gets the nod?

I have thought about this long and hard and come to the conclusion that Dean needs to strike first in a BIG way, and basically warn the American people of the garbage Bush is going to spew.

He needs to sow seeds of massive doubt in Bush's ethics regarding his desire to win at any costs. It has to be a ruthless first strike aimed right at Bush's heart to knock him off balance and put him on the defensive right from the start or we will all watch the "AL Gore internet lies" come pouring in unchalleged.


I've come up with a couple ways of doing this, and I would like to hear everyone's suggestions.

1) Frame the debate right from the start as Bush not wanting to lose like his daddy did. Hammer this point mercilessly. Play clips of his dad back to back with Bush junior, and draw parallels with both one-termers. Call Bush a one-term loser at evey oppurtunity. Make that a FACT in the average voter's mind.

2) Create an easily repeatable point that will stick. I dont know what this is, but it has to preempt any Bush lie about Dean and has to get America talking.

Ideas? Thoughts?

Feel free to use your favorite candidate as the model, it doesn't have to be Dean.

What is the Bush label that will stick with the average American?

Personally, I think it is one term loser and comparing him with his daddy. Basically sell it as a foregone conclusion that he will lose.